What's going on in her head? Anyone?

[Crazy Eddie]

Because I place great value on *both* of my testicles.

;o)

Seriously, if I for one second thought that taking her to task at precisely that moment in time would have gotten me anything other than a slap across the chops and a week's worth of sideways looks that could freeze Mexico, I'd have done it in a flash.

And what's so bad about a slap across the chops and dirty looks?

Seriously. That's the attitude you need. You've got to get away from the mindset that a sideways look from her is unbearably painful. How can you turn her on when you're afraid of her looking at you the wrong way? Nobody like to play with somebody or something that's made of glass. Things made of glass are meant to be put on a shelf and looked at but never touched.

But yeah. Maybe she was letting me know that she wants me to. But how the hell am I supposed to know that?

Out of two almost *identical* negative reactions, which is the one where she doesn't really mean it?

It's like playing Russian Roulette.

Doesn't matter if she means it or not. For that matter, she probably doesn't even know how much she means it until after you react and she reacts to that.

You're not doing anything wrong, and if she takes it the wrong way, she'll get over it. If she doesn't, then you'll end up getting someone that constantly takes you doing perfectly reasonable things the wrong way out of your hair. And you'll be okay after that.

(Especially if she leaves the kids with you again. Weird it may be, but it's also a very good thing from your point of view. And possibly theirs.)